 Gagaja

Gagaja is a Rotuman word denoting the position of "Chief" or "Lord".This could be a formal chiefly position in one of the seven districts ("gagaj 'es itu'u") or a village chief ("fa 'es ho'aga") as well as to anyone else, such as the Chairman of the Rotuma Island Council ("Gagaj Jeaman ta") to whom respect and deference is owed based on their own skills and attributes.